hire

Hire

To initiate employment for a person. That is, one hires an employee when one asks him/her to accept a job and he/she agrees. The employer agrees to pay wages and/or salary to the employee, who agrees to perform certain services for the employer. See also: Fire.

hire

the use by individuals or businesses of an ASSET that is leased to them by the owner of the asset in return for a financial payment (the hire charge). Hiring provides a means for consumers or firms to make use of assets without having to make large cash payments to purchase them. See LEASING.

The ex-felon cannot be holding a high- or moderate-paying job when the prospective employer attempts to hire him, the ex-felon's family must earn below 70% of the Bureau of Labor Statics lower-living standard during a predetermined period.

I think we need to know what exactly we are doing in hiring and making sure that the people we hire are in this country legally,'' said Councilman Dennis Zine, who chairs the council's Personnel Committee.

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